Highway authorities

There are 35 local government councils acting as highway authorities in the area covered by the Peak & Northern Footpaths Society. Highway authorities are responsible for managing public rights of way.
Most councils publish interactive maps which allow you to explore their area and to identify public rights of way.
Additionally Barry Cornelius at www.rowmaps.com has obtained digital mapping data showing public rights of way from many councils.
He has converted it into KML files that you can freely download for use in Google Earth.
This page guides you to the information and map pages for the highway authorities in our area.

Find the council you're interested in by moving your mouse over the map or inspecting the A-Z or county list. The buttons next to council names (absent if no data is available) are:

To see paths on the map page, click on the arrow next to Public Rights of Way at the left, then click again on another similar arrow, then click on the Public Rights of Way check box.
To see a path number, click anywhere on the path.

On the map page, click on the My Maps tab to go straight to the map.
To see paths on the map, click on Transport and streets, then tick the boxes next to Definitive Map of Public Footpaths (etc).
To find out a parish name and path number, click anywhere on the path.

To see paths on the map page, click on the Change Map button, select map type Footpaths, then select a map size and click on Apply changes.
If you zoom right in, there are tiny path numbers, and sometimes a short code giving a clue about the parish.

To get Ordnance Survey maps, click on OS at top right.
To see paths on the map, click on Map data and Leisure and Culture, then tick the boxes next to Footpaths etc.
To see parish names and path numbers, zoom right in.

There is no interactive map but there are ten detailed maps showing path numbers, which you can download.
Scroll down to section Where can I find a record of Derby's public rights of way? and you will see the list of available maps.

DCC also covers these local council areas: Amber Valley, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire Dales, Erewash, High Peak, North East Derbyshire, South Derbyshire.

To see paths on the map, go to Map Legend panel on the right and click the check box next to Public Rights of Way.
Then zoom right in.
To find out a parish name and path number, click anywhere on the path.
Alternatively, zoom in further to get parish names and path numbers shown on the map.

To see paths on the map, first ensure that the scale is between 1:100000 and 1:5000.
Then click on Countryside Environment And Waste, then tick the box next to Public Rights of Way.
To see path numbers, zoom right in.

The map covers all of Greater Manchester.
To see paths on the map, click on Green infrastructure and environment in the panel on the right, then tick the box next to Rights of way.
Footpaths and bridleways are shown as orange dashed lines.
To find out a path number, click anywhere on the path.
Ringway paths are numbered separately.

The map covers all of Greater Manchester.
To see paths on the map, click on Green infrastructure and environment in the panel on the right, then tick the box next to Rights of way.
Footpaths and bridleways are shown as orange dashed lines.
To find out a path number, click anywhere on the path.
The path number includes a code indicating the parish, for example 280 SADD = Saddleworth FP280.

The map covers all of Greater Manchester.
To see paths on the map, click on Green infrastructure and environment in the panel on the right, then tick the box next to Rights of way.
Footpaths and bridleways are shown as orange dashed lines.
To find out a path number, click anywhere on the path.
The path number includes a code indicating the parish, for example MilFp264 = Milnrow FP264.

To see paths on the map, select Theme Public Footpaths, Bridleways & Byways.
To find out a parish name and path number, click on the "red i in a blue circle" information symbol, then click anywhere on the path.

To see paths on the map, click on Map layers and Highway Status, then tick the boxes next to Definitive Bridleway (etc), and finally click on the pink "recycle" symbol to the right of "Layers".
To find out a parish name and path number, click on the pink i information symbol, click anywhere on the path to bring up the Feature Information box, and finally hover the mouse over the "ECCLES DEFINITIVE FOOTPATH" (or similar) text.

To see paths on the map, click on Layers and Public Rights of Way, then tick the boxes next to Public Byways (etc).
Paths are shown as red lines. To find out a parish name and path number, click on the red line and information is displayed on the Info tab on the left.

To see paths on the map, click on + Transport, then tick the box next to Definitive Rights of Way.
To see a path number, click anywhere on the path. The letters after the path number give a clue as to the parish.

The map covers all of Greater Manchester.
To see paths on the map, click on Green infrastructure and environment in the panel on the right, then tick the box next to Rights of way.
Footpaths and bridleways are shown as orange dashed lines.
To find out a parish name and path number, click anywhere on the path.

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Councils' web sites are constantly changing, so the information on this page can easily go out of date.
If there's anything that you think should be changed or added, please contact the PNFS webmaster.